Neurodivergent on Sidechat | I'm so overstimulated. I can hear the smallest noises & it makes me want to rip my eardrums out. like my friend is over and running her thumb on the pillow as a nervous tick and I can hear the fabric rubbing and it's making me SO irrationally angry! help!

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Neurodivergent 1w

I'm so overstimulated. I can hear the smallest noises & it makes me want to rip my eardrums out. like my friend is over and running her thumb on the pillow as a nervous tick and I can hear the fabric rubbing and it's making me SO irrationally angry! help!

Anonymous 1w

Does listening to music help? It’s always helped me (to the point I just bought Bluetooth hearing protectors because I got overstimulated working on a ship last week). The way my overstimulation works (might be different for you) is a factor of chosen vs involuntary. Teppenyaki (loud, noisy food cooked in front of you)? Absolutely fine because I chose it. Them park ride stopped in a show scene with sounds? I have a nervous breakdown from the overlapping, repetitive sounds that I chose… (1/2?)

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#1 1w

…to temporarily subject myself to, but am now being subjected to longer term. I’ve started refusing to go to theme parks with my family without my AirPods Pro, fully charged. (2/2)